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Chapter 1 Introduction

[1] Standing Committee on Procedure, Interim Report: Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament, April 2011; Standing Committee on Procedure, Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament: 4^th Report, November 2012.

Chapter 2 Refinements to improve the efficiency of proceedings

[1] Standing Committee on Procedure, Interim Report: Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament, April 2011, p. 59.

[2] Government Response to the Procedure Committee Report: Interim Report: Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament, http://aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=proc/reports.htm. Votes and Proceedings No. 85, 8 February 2012, 1177-1178

[3] Standing Committee on Procedure, Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament: 4^th Report, November 2012, p. 57.

[4] Mr B Wright, Clerk of the House of Representatives, submission to the Standing Committee on Procedure inquiry into ‘Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament’, p. 2.

[5] Standing orders 39(e) and 41(d).

[6] Mr B Wright, Clerk of the House of Representatives, submission to the Standing Committee on Procedure inquiry into ‘Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament’, p. 2.

[7] Mr B Wright, Clerk of the House of Representatives, submission to the Standing Committee on Procedure inquiry into ‘Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament’, p. 2.

[8] Mr B Wright, Clerk of the House of Representatives, submission to the Standing Committee on Procedure inquiry into ‘Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament’, p. 2.

[9] The Selection Committee typically sets speaking times of 10 minutes for the mover and 5 minutes for additional Members wishing to speak.

[10] Debates ‘not otherwise provided for’ is a general provision and includes motions to take note of papers, motions to suspend standing orders moved on notice, censure of Ministers, references to committees and approval of public works.

[11] Mr B Wright, Clerk of the House of Representatives, submission to the Standing Committee on Procedure inquiry into ‘Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament’, p. 3.

[12] Standing Committee on Procedure, Interim Report: Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament, April 2011, p. 58.

[13] In the 43^rd Parliament, provision for the appointment of supplementary Members of committees was increased from two to four Members (standing order 215(d), 20 October 2010).

Chapter 3 Technical amendments

[1] House of Representatives Practice, 6^th edn, 2012, p. 498.

[2] House of Representatives Practice, 6^th edn, 2012, p. 500 (fn 69).

[3] Standing order 143(b), 1 December 2008.

[4] Standing order 143(b), 20 October 2010. See also standing order 222, 20 October 2010.

[5] Standing Committee on Procedure, Interim Report No. 3: Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament, February 2012, p. 15.

[6] Standing Committee of Procedure, Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament: 4^th Report, November 2012, pp. 45-46.

[7] Standing order 222(a)(iii), 20 October 2010.

[8] House of Representatives Practice, 6^th edn, pp. 371-72 (fn 201) and 384(fn 335).

[9] Sir William McKay, ed., Erskine May’s Treatise on the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament, 23^rd edn, LexisNexis UK, London, 2004, p. 583 (fn 7). (Note: The practice has been omitted from the current 24^th edition, published in 2012.)

[10] House of Representatives Practice, 6^th edn, p. 372.

[11] Votes and Proceedings No. 46, 14 June 2011, 620.

[12] The Federation Chamber was originally known as the Main Committee. It was renamed the Federation Chamber in 2012. (Votes and Proceedings No. 85, 8 February 2012, 1177-1179.)

[13] House of Representatives Practice, 6^th edn, p. 113.

Chapter 4 Other issues - Consideration in detail of the Main Appropriation Bill

[1] House of Representatives Practice, 6^th edn, p. 432.

[2] See standing order 13(c), 20 October 2010.

[3] Agreement for a Better Parliament: Parliamentary Reform, Clause 2.1, p. 2.

[4] Mr Harry Jenkins, Member for Scullin, Australian Labor Party; the Hon Peter Slipper, Member for Fisher (at that time Liberal Party of Australia).

[5] The Hon Bruce Scott, Member for Maranoa, The Nationals.

[6] The Hon Peter Slipper, Member for Fisher, became non-aligned on appointment as Speaker.

[7] Ms Anna Burke, Member for Chisholm, Australian Labor Party.

[8] Votes and Proceedings No. 137, 10 October 2012, 1853-1854.

[9] Mr Steve Georganas, Member for Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party.

[10] Agreement for a Better Parliament: Parliamentary Reform, Clause 11.1, p. 7. The role of the Selection Committee was to set limits on speaking times to allow as many Members as possible to speak. It was suggested that the trial allow 5 minutes of questions (30 second question with two minute answers).

[11] Standing Committee on Procedure, Encouraging an interactive Chamber, December 2006, pp. 13, 15-16.

[12] Standing Committee on Procedure, Encouraging an interactive Chamber, p. 13.

[13] Standing Committee on Procedure, Interim Report No. 2: Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament: Referral of bills to committees by the House Selection Committee, June 2011, pp. 9-10; Standing Committee on Procedure, Interim Report No. 3: Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43^rd Parliament: The effectiveness of reforms to the House committee system, February 2013, p. 20.

[14] There have been past examples of informal cooperation between House and Senate committees. Current provisions allow a House committee to confer with a Senate committee (standing order 238). Senate committees may only confer or sit with a House committee by order of the Senate (Senate standing order 40(1)).